2024
December 18, 2024, at 11am – Hub Webinar – Community Finance Report. Register here.
September 16, 2024 – Collette Community finance workshop in London. By invitation only.
September 4 & 12, 2024 – 2 meetings with representatives at local councils and local leaders in Cumbria and the Solway Firth.
September 4, 2024 – 2 local stakeholder engagement drop-in sessions in Whitehaven at the RLFC, Whitehaven. The first starts at 2 pm – 4 pm and then at 5 pm -7pm. Organised by Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS). Register here.
August 7,2024 – BECBC’s August 7th Energy Networx supply chain event, that we co-organised, was all about Project Collette. We are very grateful to Dianne Richardson (BECBC) who organised this event, Josh Macalister MP and Dr Jenny Benson from Cumbria Carbon Foundation who came and spoke. Ciara Shannon also gave a presentation and so did Molly Hogg from CAfS. See the slide presentations here and a summary of the engagement session here. See ITV Border’s shorter coverage here (there is a longer version). Around 80 participants attended and we were delighted by their enthusiasm.
End of July 2024 – Informal street engagement on Project Collette in Whitehaven, Workington, St Bees and Maryport. Interviewees are encouraged to fill out our survey. QPR code on the flyer.
July 24, 2024 – Project Collette discussed at the Westogether Climate Action Meeting.
2023
Project Collette Speaking Event – Skiddaw u3a, wWest Coasts u3a and Cockermouth groups, Friday 10th November 11am, 2023 – Keswick Methodist Church Southey Street.
2021
December 2021 – Report Launch
See the Green Investment Report for Cumbria (here) and annex (here) (Dec 1, 2021). See the report launch agenda here. See notes of the launch (here). See the press release here.
Presentations: Anne Chapman – (here). Ian Callaghan, Ian Callaghan & Associates – (here). Ian Dickie, eftec – (here). Charlotte Eddington, Abundance Investments – (here). Peter Head, Resilience Brokers – (here). Alistair Kirkbride – (here). Michael Osborne, Arup – (here) and Ciara Shannon, EdenWorks Green – (here).
September 2021 – FOUR ROUND TABLES
- Living and Natural Resources Roundtable – September 14, 2021 – Agenda (here). Supporting notes – Livestock sector land management ( here) and Community Woodland (here)
- Presentations: Summary of Baseline Natural Capital Account for Cumbria to Inform Investment Decisions. Ian Dickie, eftec – (here). Agroforestry & Soil Management. Peter Head, (Resilience Brokers) (here)
2. Energy Efficiency and Retrofit Roundtable – September 16th, 2021 Agenda (here) and supporting notes (here)
- Presentations: Outline of Retrofit Challenges and Opportunities. Anne Chapman (here). Financing Energy Efficiency and Retrofit. Ian Callaghan (here)
3. Sustainable Transport Roundtable – September 21, 2021. Agenda (here) and supporting notes (here)
- Presentations: From Paris Obligations to Investment in Cumbria’s Transport System. Alistair Kirkbride (here). Future-Proofing Transport – Cumbria’s Transport Plan, David Hughes, Cumbria LEP (here). EVs in Cumbria & infrastructure, Phil Davies, CAfS (here)
4. Renewable Energy Roundtable. Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Agenda (here) and notes (here).
- Presentations: Financing the Just Transition. Prof Nick Robins, LSE, chair of project (here). A Glimpse into the Future. Helen Seagrave, Community Energy Manager, Electricity North West (here). Transformative and Targeted RE Ideas. Michael Osborne, Director, Arup (here). Overview of Community Energy in Cumbria. What is Happening – Locally and Nationally. Anne Chapman (here). Investing in Renewables – Snapshot Offshore Wind Farms. Charlotte Eddington, Investment Director. Abundance (here)
July 2021– LAUNCH OF THE GREEN INVESTMENT PLAN PROJECT
Agenda July 12, 2021 here.
- Presentations: i) Overview of the Green Investment Plan, Ciara Shannon, Director, EdenWorks Green and Project Lead. (here). ii) Perspectives on Green Investments in Cumbria by Jo Lappin, CEO, Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (CLEP). (here). iii) Investing in Natural Capital: A Baseline for Cumbria, Ian Dickie, Director, eftec. (here). Full report found (here). iv) Transformational Energy Projects. Michael Osborne, Director, Arup. (here) Charlotte Eddington, Investments Director, Abundance. (here)